Parker - ASL 2 International Alphabet Project

ASL 2 - International Hand Alphabet Assignment

1. Create a poster of your hand alphabet
2. Memorize and sign your hand alphabet
3. Conduct some research on the Deaf within your country. Write a one-page report on your findings.

*The countries below marked with an asterisk (*) are extremely complicated and are exempt from the required memorization. They may require more time in research.

Country Signs
Deaf Cultures and Sign Languages Around the World
Deaf Travel
Deafness Around the World (Article)
Discovering Deaf Worlds
Omniglot List of Sign Language Sites
People Groups Organization
Sign Alphabets from Around the World
Wikipedia (Yeah, Wikipedia) List of Sign Languages

Google Translation Site

Argentina (Spanish) Spanish Sign Language Alphabet	*Greece (Greek) Greek Manual Alphabet Name Signs in Greek Sign Language	Paraguay (Paraguayan) Paraguayan Sign Language Research Paper About Deaf in Paraguay
Australia (Auslan) Australian, Signed Alphabet (Signbank) Start ASL (Auslan) Australian Sign Language Interpreters' Assoc. Deaf Australia Inc.	Iceland (Icelandic) Article on Icelandic Sign Language Law	Poland (Polish) Poland - European Union of the Deaf Euro Sign Interpreter
Belgium (Flemish) Deaf Flemish Community	*India (Indian) Indian Sign Language Org Article on Deaf and Sign Language in India	Portugal (Portuguese) Portuguese Manual Alphabet Portuguese Sign Language Manual Alphabet
Brazil (Brazilian) Diciondrio Libras eBook on Brazillian Deaf Communities	Indonesia (Indonesian) Facts on Deaf in Indonesia	Romania (Romanian) Information on Romania from EUD Romania Page of Deaf Cultures and Sign Languages Around the World Breaking the Silence Page Joshua Project Deaf Orphans Blog
Chile (Spanish) Joshua Project Spanish Sign Language Alphabet	*Iran (Persian) Article Teaching Sign Language in Iran Research on Persian Sign Language	*Russia (Russian) Russian Manual Alphabet Russian Sign Language Project News Article
China (Chinese) Chinese Sign Language Start ASL	Ireland (Irish) Irish Fingerspelling Alphabet Irish Deaf Kids Irish Deaf Society	Scotland (Scottish) Scottish Council on Deafness Scottish Association of Sign Language Interpreters Deaf Connections
Costa Rica (Spanish) Costa Rican Sign Lanugage Deaf Education in Costa Rica Spanish Sign Language Alphabet	*Israel (Hebrew or Israeli) Institute for the Advancement of Deaf People in Israel Israeli Sign Language Fingerspelling Chart	Spain (Spanish) Spanish Sign Language Alphabet eBook on Deaf History and Culture
Denmark (Danish) Excerpts from ebook- Deaf Way	Italy (Italian) Signs as Words Article on Italian Sign Language Paper on Italian Sign Language	Sweden (Swedish) Swedish Hand Alphabet Swedish Manual Alphabet
*Egypt (Egyptian) Article on Egypt's Deaf Article About a KFC Run by a Deaf Individual	*Japan (Japanese) Japanese Sign Language Deaf Resource Library Start ASL Japanese Deaf Culture	*Thailand (Thai) Article on Thai Sign Language Thai SIgn Language Thai SIgn Language Online Dictionary
*Ethiopia (Ethiopian) Deaf Culture and Sign Language Site Ethiopian Sign Language & Deaf Culture Mechanics of Fingerspelling: Analyzing Ethiopian Sign Language	*Korea (Korean) Korean Manual Alphabet Article on Korean Sign Language	Uruguay (Uruguayan) Article on Language Policies and Uruguayan Sign Language Deaf of Uruguay
Finland (Finnish) Finnish Association of the Deaf Facts About Deaf in Finland Finnish Sign Language	Mexico (Mexican) Spanish Sign Language Alphabet Summer Institute in Mexico Deaf Man in Mexico	Venezuela (Spanish) Spanish Sign Language Alphabet Venezuela Deaf Choir Joshua Project
Germany (German) Institute of German Sign Language Euro Sign Interpreter German, Finger Manual Alphabet	The Netherlands (Dutch)
Great Britain (English) British Assoc. of Teachers of Sign Language British Deaf Association British Two-Handed Manual Alphabet British SIgn Language British Sign Language Zone Euro Sign Interpreter Guide to British SIgn Language	Norway (Norwegian) Norwegian Manual Alphabet Norwegian Sign Language Alphabet Norwegian Sign Language